125 MW Solar under construction in Runnels, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
125 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
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Operating Since
Coordinates
31.5348, -100.1138
County
Runnels, TX
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | TAI Norton Solar LLC | Avantus | — |
| Owner(s) | TAI Norton Solar LLC | Avantus [100%] | — |
| Status | Under construction | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Avantus [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Norton Solar Farm is a 125 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Runnels County, Texas. The plant, identified by plant ID 61967, utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. It is owned and operated by TAI Norton Solar LLC. The primary fuel source for electricity generation is solar energy.
The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority, which falls under the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE) NERC region. Norton Solar Farm is ranked as the 162nd largest power plant in Texas out of 192 plants, and nationally it is ranked 479th out of 639 plants. The facility consists of one generator. Public reporting indicates approximately 10 news articles related to the plant, with the majority focused on deals (7 articles), followed by industry news (2 articles) and regulatory matters (1 article).
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
TRE
Balancing Authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Norton Solar
18.2K MWh
Latest Month
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Annual Generation
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Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Colorado River Municipal Water District #2 Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Colorado River Municipal Water District
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
Texas Solar Plant to Supply Clean Energy to Toyota
Avantus and Toyota Tsusho America have completed construction of a 159-megawatt (MW) solar project in Texas,
Toyota Locks in One of the Biggest Solar Power Deals in North America
Toyota secures a major Texas solar deal, locking in 159 MW of clean power as corporate demand for renewable energy surges across the U.S..
Avantus Completes Its Latest ERCOT Entry as the 159 MW Norton Solar Project Reaches Commercial Operations with Toyota Group Backing
Avantus and Toyota Tsusho America have completed construction of the Norton Solar Project, a 159 MWdc / 125 MWac utility-scale photovoltaic...
Avantus wraps up 125-MW Texas solar project for Toyota Tsusho
US clean energy developer Avantus has finalised construction of the 125-MWac/159-MWdc Norton Solar project in Texas, delivering the plant to...
Last updated 2026-03-26
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